dammnit...my music partition jsut ran out of space

[AznAnarchy99]

i cant tell the difference between 320 and lossless

 

[mrSHEiK124]

Originally posted by: Pepsi90919

Originally posted by: sheik124
Fück Lossless, I did double blind listening tests between FLACs and LAME --preset extreme MP3s encoded from the same EAC rip, I couldn't tell the difference on my Logitech Z-5500s or my Shure E2Cs.

just because you're deaf doesn't mean everyone else has to be.

Don't speak for everyone Pepsi...

Originally posted by: toekramp
lossless is fukn overrated

Originally posted by: AznAnarchy99
i cant tell the difference between 320 and lossless

 

[imported_goku]

Originally posted by: Goosemaster

Originally posted by: compuwiz1
You just need to go add a second HD. I never use a disk when I install an OS. I keep all files, drivers, etc, on a second drive, as well as a mirror of all my music, vids, etc.

I really should shouldn't I

Please tell me that's a dedicated file server....

 

[imported_goku]

Originally posted by: sheik124
Fück Lossless, I did double blind listening tests between FLACs and LAME --preset extreme MP3s encoded from the same EAC rip, I couldn't tell the difference on my Logitech Z-5500s or my Shure E2Cs.

That's your problem The E2cs are good but they're only $100 headphones... And you're speakers aren't exactly "audiophile quality". Two thing you need to do to see the difference, 1. Hookup your computer to a reciever/amplifier. 2. Get audiophile quality speakers/headphones 3.Turn up the volume 4.See the difference..

 

[imported_goku]

Originally posted by: kogase
I have all my stuff in uncompressed wave. Playing games and listening to the APE/FLAC at the same time was too much for my system (amazing) so I keep everything uncompressed. I'll be getting another harddrive as soon as I get the full Bach cantatas.

So I assume you're playing games on a Pentium 200? Man, I guess those extra 10FPS in Quake II really matter....lol...

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: ActuaryTm

Originally posted by: Goosemaster
I really should shouldn't I

With storage as inexpensive as it is these days, there is no reason not to add more.

There is another 250GB drive (my backup drive) that wasn't on;o

Originally posted by: Zanix

Originally posted by: Goosemaster

Originally posted by: yosuke188
Meh

I as in the middle of importing 4 new cds and now I'm stuck...will probably ahve to reboot....and the PVR might miss a show


*continues bitching in his own little world as he walks away*

You put your PVR in your main computer? You pwnd yourself, kawalski.

I don't have money for seperate computers....hoenstly, it has been practically flawless. BF2 or any other game or whatever I am doing doesn't affect the PVR functionality or vice versa....

Originally posted by: AznAnarchy99
i cant tell the difference between 320 and lossless

Not everyone can. That said, it doesn't mean everyone should use lossless or shouldn't

I jsut use it because I have my HT plugged straight into my PC.....I can tell the difference in this case.

That, and many times I end up with my CDs on the road or something...not so much anymore, and I can't tell you how many cds I lsot due to scratches....

Originally posted by: goku

Originally posted by: Goosemaster

Originally posted by: compuwiz1
You just need to go add a second HD. I never use a disk when I install an OS. I keep all files, drivers, etc, on a second drive, as well as a mirror of all my music, vids, etc.

I really should shouldn't I

Please tell me that's a dedicated file server....

It will be...one day...

Originally posted by: goku

Originally posted by: sheik124
Fück Lossless, I did double blind listening tests between FLACs and LAME --preset extreme MP3s encoded from the same EAC rip, I couldn't tell the difference on my Logitech Z-5500s or my Shure E2Cs.

That's your problem The E2cs are good but they're only $100 headphones... And you're speakers aren't exactly "audiophile quality". Two thing you need to do to see the difference, 1. Hookup your computer to a reciever/amplifier. 2. Get audiophile quality speakers/headphones 3.Turn up the volume 4.See the difference..

lossless isn't for everyone dude. stop tryign to convince him. I hgave up long ago.

Yes, LAME mp3 extreme is very good, but I believe I can tell a difference....

<--has a bnuch of LAME extreme and Insane stuff...

<---former violinist.

whether it is a legitimate reason or not, I use that music in videos all the time so being able to have the raw wav at my disposal is kind of important

 

[Goosemaster]

I think the real issue for me is that I might have to get a bigger ipod...my nano can only handle so much lossless....I might have to start using anapod again....

 

[kogase]

Originally posted by: goku

Originally posted by: kogase
I have all my stuff in uncompressed wave. Playing games and listening to the APE/FLAC at the same time was too much for my system (amazing) so I keep everything uncompressed. I'll be getting another harddrive as soon as I get the full Bach cantatas.

So I assume you're playing games on a Pentium 200? Man, I guess those extra 10FPS in Quake II really matter....lol...

I don't really know what the problem was. All I know is that when I was playing WoW and FLAC audio at the same time, the music would skip and stutter and garble. I could fix that by setting Winamp's priority up a notch, but then WoW would get all choppy. This is on a Barton 2500, Radeon 9800 Pro, 1G of RAM.

Of course, now I've quit WoW, but I haven't felt like compressing all of my stuff.

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: kogase

Originally posted by: goku

Originally posted by: kogase
I have all my stuff in uncompressed wave. Playing games and listening to the APE/FLAC at the same time was too much for my system (amazing) so I keep everything uncompressed. I'll be getting another harddrive as soon as I get the full Bach cantatas.

So I assume you're playing games on a Pentium 200? Man, I guess those extra 10FPS in Quake II really matter....lol...

I don't really know what the problem was. All I know is that when I was playing WoW and FLAC audio at the same time, the music would skip and stutter and garble. I could fix that by setting Winamp's priority up a notch, but then WoW would get all choppy. This is on a Barton 2500, Radeon 9800 Pro, 1G of RAM.

Of course, now I've quit WoW, but I haven't felt like compressing all of my stuff.

Used to have practically an identical setup and apple lossless/wma lossless would play fine.

I think it has to do with how thoroughly you compressed you music. Probably a lot more than me.

 

[imported_goku]

Originally posted by: kogase

Originally posted by: goku

Originally posted by: kogase
I have all my stuff in uncompressed wave. Playing games and listening to the APE/FLAC at the same time was too much for my system (amazing) so I keep everything uncompressed. I'll be getting another harddrive as soon as I get the full Bach cantatas.

So I assume you're playing games on a Pentium 200? Man, I guess those extra 10FPS in Quake II really matter....lol...

I don't really know what the problem was. All I know is that when I was playing WoW and FLAC audio at the same time, the music would skip and stutter and garble. I could fix that by setting Winamp's priority up a notch, but then WoW would get all choppy. This is on a Barton 2500, Radeon 9800 Pro, 1G of RAM.

Of course, now I've quit WoW, but I haven't felt like compressing all of my stuff.

Odd, while I'm on a P4 3.5GHZ (with HT), when playing back a flac file assigned to one "CPU", I see around 0-1% utilization by foobar so I can't really explain it for your situation. Then agian I have the file on my fileserver so I'm streaming it to my computer, therefore it may have to do with I/O accessing?
Err actually HDD accessing? Might be fighting WOW over the HDD...

 

[ElFenix]

29 of 148 free here

 

[mrSHEiK124]

If you only have 1 GB of RAM, WoW might be using it all, and you have to page for the rest of it AND access the FLAC off the hard drive, that would bog everything down.

And, I can pick out subtle differences in some music when I'm listening to the CD (or a lossless encode [ALAC or FLAC] for that matter) as opposed to LAME extreme (with forced stereo, joint-stereo sucks ). But the songs I can are so far and few (like 1 out of 100) and the differences are really that freakin subtle that I can't justify not only reencoding all of it, but losing all that space. If I ever get a nice $2000 Klipsch HT setup, then yes, I'll go lossless, for now, LAME will do.

 

[imported_goku]

Originally posted by: sheik124
If you only have 1 GB of RAM, WoW might be using it all, and you have to page for the rest of it AND access the FLAC off the hard drive, that would bog everything down.

Thing is though, I play flac songs all the time while playing BF2 and we all know how much of a ram hog BF2 is so I've got no real clue...

 

[mrSHEiK124]

Originally posted by: goku

Originally posted by: sheik124
If you only have 1 GB of RAM, WoW might be using it all, and you have to page for the rest of it AND access the FLAC off the hard drive, that would bog everything down.

Thing is though, I play flac songs all the time while playing BF2 and we all know how much of a ram hog BF2 is so I've got no real clue...

Weird, maybe WoW is just a CPU whore.
And uh, 2 GB solved all my BF2 woes

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: sheik124
If you only have 1 GB of RAM, WoW might be using it all, and you have to page for the rest of it AND access the FLAC off the hard drive, that would bog everything down.

And, I can pick out subtle differences in some music when I'm listening to the CD (or a lossless encode [ALAC or FLAC] for that matter) as opposed to LAME extreme (with forced stereo, joint-stereo sucks ). But the songs I can are so far and few (like 1 out of 100) and the differences are really that freakin subtle that I can't justify not only reencoding all of it, but losing all that space. If I ever get a nice $2000 Klipsch HT setup, then yes, I'll go lossless, for now, LAME will do.

Yeah...it really depends on the person..the music....

I listen to a LOT of classical and live recordings so I really care.

 

[Saint Nick]

Originally posted by: Goosemaster

Originally posted by: mzkhadir
how big was it ?

80GB

LOL sell it on fs/ft and go buy a nice sata seagate or wd like 250gb model.

 

[mrSHEiK124]

Originally posted by: Goosemaster

Originally posted by: sheik124
If you only have 1 GB of RAM, WoW might be using it all, and you have to page for the rest of it AND access the FLAC off the hard drive, that would bog everything down.

And, I can pick out subtle differences in some music when I'm listening to the CD (or a lossless encode [ALAC or FLAC] for that matter) as opposed to LAME extreme (with forced stereo, joint-stereo sucks ). But the songs I can are so far and few (like 1 out of 100) and the differences are really that freakin subtle that I can't justify not only reencoding all of it, but losing all that space. If I ever get a nice $2000 Klipsch HT setup, then yes, I'll go lossless, for now, LAME will do.

Yeah...it really depends on the person..the music....

I listen to a LOT of classical and live recordings so I really care.

Oh now well my LIVE recordings, I downloaded those in FLAC, and the only encoding they saw was to ALAC so I could enjoy them on my iPod

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: sheik124

Originally posted by: Goosemaster

Originally posted by: sheik124
If you only have 1 GB of RAM, WoW might be using it all, and you have to page for the rest of it AND access the FLAC off the hard drive, that would bog everything down.

And, I can pick out subtle differences in some music when I'm listening to the CD (or a lossless encode [ALAC or FLAC] for that matter) as opposed to LAME extreme (with forced stereo, joint-stereo sucks ). But the songs I can are so far and few (like 1 out of 100) and the differences are really that freakin subtle that I can't justify not only reencoding all of it, but losing all that space. If I ever get a nice $2000 Klipsch HT setup, then yes, I'll go lossless, for now, LAME will do.

Yeah...it really depends on the person..the music....

I listen to a LOT of classical and live recordings so I really care.

Oh now well my LIVE recordings, I downloaded those in FLAC, and the only encoding they saw was to ALAC so I could enjoy them on my iPod

same here...I either have albums or FLAC source and convert it to apple lossless....hell I even converted my old wma losslesss to it awhile ago.


edit: oh, and there IS NOW WAY IN HELL I WOULD SETTLE FOR JOHN FOGERTY IN LOSSY

 

[Saint Nick]

i'm having interesting hard disk issues lately as well.

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: jndietz
i'm having interesting hard disk issues lately as well.

you dawg

 

[mrSHEiK124]

Heh, in other news, it'll be the year 2010 before I can fill 3 x 160 GB drives and an external 120 GB drive. Yes, I know, I'll eat those words later

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: sheik124
Heh, in other news, it'll be the year 2010 before I can fill 3 x 160 GB drives and an external 120 GB drive. Yes, I know, I'll eat those words later

You'd be surprised. It didn't take that many Cds to fill my HD up...

 

[mrSHEiK124]

Originally posted by: Goosemaster

Originally posted by: sheik124
Heh, in other news, it'll be the year 2010 before I can fill 3 x 160 GB drives and an external 120 GB drive. Yes, I know, I'll eat those words later

You'd be surprised. It didn't take that many Cds to fill my HD up...

I'd say I'm still a bit far off:

iTunes Music
File Folder
C:\Documents and Settings\****\My Documents\My Music\iTunes
6.20 GB (6,665,042,920 bytes)
6.20 GB (6,667,317,248 bytes)
1,109 Files, 337 Folders

 

[uhohs]

guess i'll join in. hm

/me waits for the 4tb guys to show up.

 

[Shawn]

Originally posted by: sheik124
Fück Lossless, I did double blind listening tests between FLACs and LAME --preset extreme MP3s encoded from the same EAC rip, I couldn't tell the difference on my Logitech Z-5500s or my Shure E2Cs.

same here. until I start seeing drives 1TB and up i will stick with mp3s.